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RE: Electrical short somewhere in my mobile home.
January 9, 2018 at 3:51 pm
(January 9, 2018 at 3:42 pm)Fireball Wrote: What RR and Mark said. An open circuit that is live can have lethal effect if you inadvertently contact it with the breaker on. Before you remove any switch plate or outlet covers for a sniff test, turn that breaker off. If you don't feel like it is safe for you to do, get an electrician to look at it. Your life could be at risk, leaving that breaker on under the current conditions.
I had a friend track me down one night... most of the up stairs lights where not working. I was able to check voltages (confirmed power at breaker, but not at destination). Told them to shut off the breaker and check the wiring the next day. Found this old house, didn't have wire nuts, and they just twisted the wires together, and taped them. The connection became loose, and burned about 1/2 way into the attic.
You definitely want to remove power if there is a problem with the circuit.
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RE: Electrical short somewhere in my mobile home.
January 9, 2018 at 5:14 pm
Did you turn the tripped breakers all the way off before turning them back on? That's been the culprit a couple times for me.
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RE: Electrical short somewhere in my mobile home.
January 9, 2018 at 5:34 pm
(January 9, 2018 at 5:17 pm)Brian37 Wrote: (January 9, 2018 at 3:51 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I had a friend track me down one night... most of the up stairs lights where not working. I was able to check voltages (confirmed power at breaker, but not at destination). Told them to shut off the breaker and check the wiring the next day. Found this old house, didn't have wire nuts, and they just twisted the wires together, and taped them. The connection became loose, and burned about 1/2 way into the attic.
You definitely want to remove power if there is a problem with the circuit.
I don't think I am am in danger, the circuit broke and that is what a fuse is for. I am not screwing with any light or outlet. I am leaving it alone.
Make sure the circuit breaker is off, If the circuit breaker is on, and you do not have power at your outlets/lights, then that is a concern.
If it tripped before, but resets now; and, you still do not have power, then that indicates that you still have a problem with the circuit. The other option is a bad breaker.
Therefore you want to remove power, to ensure that you do not have a loose connection or a hot wire in your walls (broken neutral is equally as bad)
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